sneak
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It is also a representation of the vision which has been in Fleetwood's mind ever since he was a small Southport kid, who occasionally used to sneak over the fence at the iconic course.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Bob Roll should throw on his 7-Eleven spandex and try to sneak into the peloton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Get a sneak peak into the whirlwind hours that followed for British wildcard Arthur Fery, after his historic victory over Flavio Cobolli to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Like seemingly everyone else, I’ve spent the past year trying to find practical ways to sneak a little more protein into my day.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Nobody has asked me to join the crew, so I guess I will have to sneak aboard.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Fires that start below the surface often begin spontaneously, as organic matter decomposes and creates heat, fueled by oxygen that sneaks in through the cracks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
This is important because retirement sneaks up on most people.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Google and security researchers say the mysterious Chinese company is an unsavory enterprise that sneaks unwanted and dangerous software on millions of phones, home computers and Android devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
That spot could also go to Joachim Trier, the director and co-writer of “Sentimental Value,” a family drama that sneaks in some sharp satire about the sorry state of filmmaking these days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
“It is earned through obedience and good behavior, but you’ve failed in your duties. What should be done with a boy who sneaks around and takes things the others don’t have?”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
They snatched real credentials, sneaked around in different systems and eventually grabbed at least some of the information they were after.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But team-mate Olav Kooij did not follow and as the riders hesitated, Waerenskjold sneaked through a gap beside the barriers to launch a counter-attack with 400m remaining.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Only after a nurse sneaked a phone to Johnson was he able to contact his wife.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
All better: Basil, the fox who sneaked on a ship to New York.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Had Mom seen all this when she sneaked back to this world to try to rescue the three other kids named Rochester, Emma, and Finn?
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Part of the explanation is that, instead of a fifth of global supply being shut off, the Strait of Hormuz sprang lots of leaks—some ships snuck through and oil found a way out through pipelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, placed a series of lucrative trades in the days and immediate hours before his colleagues in the service snuck into Caracas and took Maduro.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
The band joked they had snuck in a vial of their own tears to promote their single A Tear in Space, and pretended to hide them in the capsule.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
“I snuck up next to him and whispered, ‘I must be at the right show because Pete Finney’s here,’” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
It would be the perfect distraction while I snuck off to check the mail.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
The tale of Donald Trump sneaking off Air Force One in a catering truck captured public attention for many reasons.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Suddenly there’s interest from a yes-chef-centric prestige drama called “The Boar,” as well as the return of an old eating disorder that has our heroine sneaking off to the bathroom, in danger of toppling everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
However, she was stopped in her tracks when her mom asked, “Where are you going miss? Are you sneaking out?”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Or to continue sneaking increasing numbers of oil tankers out at night, breaking Iran’s blockade while America’s persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“He is a miserable, sneaking wretch who deserted us as soon as we were attacked.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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